# Immigration and the Internet

- Link: https://www.lumlawgroup.com/immigration-and-the-internet/
- Published: 2020-02-10T08:39:20-08:00
- Author: Albert J Lum

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## Immigration and the Internet

We live in interesting times. Our current government appears to be stressing preventing
people from abusing our immigration system over helping people to legitimately immigrate,
or even visit. As such, people planning on coming to the United States, and visitors
and green card holders here in the United States must be aware of their presence
on the Internet.

In the latest news, several news outlets are reporting that Immigration and Customs
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security has purchased marketing information
in order to locate phone numbers and individuals whom it suspects are out of status.
Here are a few of those reports:

[https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-agencies-use-cellphone-location-data-for-immigration-enforcement-11581078600](https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-agencies-use-cellphone-location-data-for-immigration-enforcement-11581078600)

[https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/7/21127911/ice-border-cellphone-data-tracking-department-homeland-security-immigration](https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/7/21127911/ice-border-cellphone-data-tracking-department-homeland-security-immigration)

Of course, those individuals here should follow U.S. laws regarding immigrant and
visitor status. Here at **Lum Law Group, with our over 50 years experience,** we
are doing our best to help individuals and companies here and abroad navigate these
waters in these turbulent times to insure they are compliant with the current laws,
and to understand their alternatives based on each individual’s circumstances, whether
that arises in a family or business setting.